Inductance device for loading phantom circuits



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. INDucTAN'cE DEVICE FOR LOADING PHANTOM CIRCUITS Filed April 2s, 1927v 2 sheets-sheet 1 45 A A:.W//vo//vs afar/0N mma/w Sfar/0N P. THOMAS` ETN- INDUCTACE DEVICE FOR LOADING PHANTOM CIRCUITS 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 June 24, 1930.

Filed April 23, 1927 I/L'fP/ Z /scHE/i? 5f ATTORNEY Patented June 24, 1930 UNITED sTArEs BarrenI Cenci;

PAUL THOMAS, 0F NEw COLOGNE, BERLIN, AND FRITZ FISCHER, or CHARLT'IENBURG, BERLIN, GERMANY, lassIerNoRs To SIEMENS & `IIALSKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, oF

sIEMENssTAn'I, NEAR BERLIN, GERMANY, A CORRCRATIONE GERMANY' INDUCTANCE DEVICE ECR LOADING ,PHANTOM CIRCUITS Application led Aprili23, 1927, Serial No. 185,959, and'in Germany May 19J 19'26.

This invention relates to inductance devices andmore' especially to loading coils for phantom circuits.

ln order to load phantom circuits it is customary to use self-induction coils' in which the magnetizing 'windings belonging to the 'four conductors of the phantom circuit are divided into winding sections which are arranged symmetrically on an annular ironcore.

In these coils the winding of each conductor is'divided .into two sections'and the winding sections are' so distributed over the core ring that the sections of the conductors of a side 'circuit `are arranged on diametrically opposite quarters of the core, so that on'one part of the core'one Vwinding section of 'one winding surrounds one winding section of 'another winding'and yon the diametrically opposite'part -oi" the core, 'the other winding section of'said other winding surrounds the other winding section of said one winding. The winding sectionsl are then so'conn'ec'ted that, when the side circuits are used as la metalliccircuit, the `effective selfinductance of 'the coil does not increase, While during phantom operation, the desired selfsinductance isv introduced into `the transmission cir'cuits. n

Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing illustrate schematically these :known winding `arrangements, Fig. 1 showing the distribution of the winding sections on the'quarters of the core, and Fig. 2 illustrating the connections or the windings and winding sections to form the 'phantom circuit.

If, withthe inode of winding shown for phantom loading coils, the respective windingsections have equal numbers or' turns'an'd equal impedance, Yand are also distributed symmetrically over the core, there still occur, however, magnetic stray fields, because the winding of a conductor does not completely surround thecore, but is 'divided into two winding sections on two opposite quarters of the core. The stray yfields which are still 4present lead to 'an increase 'or vthe coil impedance by energy losses in the outer metallic casing, :and4 are conducive to disturbing cross-talk' phenomena ythrough the inductive action on the adjacent coils vof other circuits.

It is ythe 'purpose of the invention to eliminate 'these stray fields by a' new`methodof winding. Accordingy to the "invention the winding of each conductor of a phantom circuit is divided into 'a number 'of winding sections divisible by four'and the winding sections of a vphantom coilare vdistributed over the core quarters in such a manner'that on each quarter of the core,"winding`sec tions of all four windings of the conductors of the phantom circuit are arranged' 'uni'- formly. n l

W'hen connecting the winding sections together vandv insertingthem in the conductors of the phantom -circuit,fthe capacities vor each winding section with respect to Vthe core and the metallic casing aswell as with respect to adjacent winding sections must be takeninto account. vThese unavoidable capacities may lead to crossltalk' owing'to electrostatic equalizing actions. In order to prevent this it 'is 'necessary t0 distribute the capacities symmetrically with respect to the conductors.` By way of example, some forms or `distribution of the coil'windings according to the invention, and having this property, will be described. Fig. lil illustrates one scheme of distributing the winding sections of the four conductors of the phantomed circuit on an annular core in accordance with the invention, and Fig. 3 illustrates the connections 'of the windings and winding sections of the coil of F'g. 4 to form the phantom circuit.

The winding of each conductor ofthe phantom circuit is divided into four wind'- ing sections. It the winding sections of the windings for the conductors of oneside circuitiare numbered from theirinner ends (A1, A2) and those of the otherside circuit from their' inner ends (E3, E4) as is shown in Fig. 4,. Vit will be noted that the first section of each winding lies next to the core. The windings begin at 'four points distributed uniformly over the rcore ring in 'whichthe windings of'each side circuit are at opposite points. The four winding sectionsk are wound inthe same direction along the'co're,

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that is, in the direction of the circumference thereof, this being indicated by the arrow, but the direction of Winding for the turns of one side circuit (A1, El, A2, E2) is in the opposite direction to the windings of the other side circuit (E3, A3, E4, A4), as indicated in Fig. 4 by the direction of the winding turns of the inner winding sections of each side circuit around the core.

The second section of each winding lies above the rst winding sections, but always displaced by a distance equal to a quarter of a core in the same direction of winding with respect to the core ring, this being` likewise indicated by the arrow. In the same way the third and fourth winding sections are applied so that they lie over the second and third winding sections, respectively, but are always staggered with respect to the preceding sections of the same winding by a distance equal to a quarter of the core and always in the same direction. Each winding section can consistof one or several layers. F rom the above description and reference to Fig. 4, it will be seen that four winding sections are situated in each quarter of the core, and that each winding is wound over the entire core.

The distribution of the deleterious capacities between adjacent windings of diiferent side circuits as well as between the windings and the core, and also between the winding and the casing is shown in Fig. 5. This figure shows that these capacities are distributed perfectly symmetrically.

With the mode of windin proposed, the number of capacities is fair y great, which is a disadvantage, because the possibility of capacity unbalance during manufacture increases with the number of component capacitiesV andr the balancing of the component capacities by the method of winding described above is correspondingly inconvenient. Y

Y In order to reduce the number of com-v ponent capacities the winding sections are distributed over the core in accordance with another embodiment of the invention so that, while the same winding principle is adopted as in the first embodiment described, the second winding section of each winding is substituted on the quarter of the core in the space occupied by the third section in said first embodiment, with respect to its spacing from the core, and the third winding section is substituted for the second section, with respect to core spacing.

The winding scheme just described isv shown in Fig. 6, and the reduction in the number of the deleterious component capacities obtained by its use is shown in Fig. 7 As indicated in Fig. 7, except for the unavoidable capacities of the inner winding sections with respect to the core and the outer sections with respect to the casing iii the manner described above, the number of winding sections in each winding always amounting to a whole multiple of four,

whereby several windings of the described construction can then be applied on the core, side by side and on top of each other.

What is claimed is:

l. Induction coil for loading phantomed circuits having its windings distributed symmetrically over an annular core, the coil winding for each of the four-conductors of the phantomed circuit being divided into sections, the successive sections being applied in the same direction advancing in order over consecutive quarters of the core, so that each winding is equally distributed on all Vquarters of the core, the winding sections for each winding being so wound that the winding direction of the sections allotted to one side circuit of the phantomed circuit is opposite to the winding direction of the sections allotted to the other side circuit, whereby for the phantom circuit currents the magnetizing ampere turns of the coil add together while for the side circuit currents the magnetizing ampere turns are neutralized.

2. Induction coil in accordance with claim l, in which the coil windings belonging to each of the four conductors of the phantomed circuit comprise four winding sections each, which winding sections are uniformly distributed over the quarters of the core, a winding vsection in one or more layers for each coil winding being situated over each quarter of the core, so that each winding surrounds the entire core.

v 3. Induction coil in accordance with claim l, in which the winding of each conductor of the phantomed circuit comprises four winding sections which are uniformly distributed over the quarters of the core, the winding sections for each winding being wound so that the first winding section in the coil lies next adjacent to the core and the succeeding sections are applied in the same direction advancing over the consecutive quarters of the core, where, with respect to their spacing from the core, they form the second, third and fourth winding sections, respectively, wound over consecutive quarters of the core. Y

4. Induction coil in accordance with claim l, in which the winding of each conductor of the phantomed circuit comprises four winding sections which are uniformly distributed over the quarters of the core, the Winding sections for each Winding being Wound so that the first Winding section lies next adjacent to one quarter of the core, and the succeeding sections are applied in the same direction advancing over the consecutive quarters of the core7 Where, with respect to their spacing from the core, they form the third, second and fourth Winding sections, respectively, Wound over consecutive quarters of the core.

5. Induction coil in accordance With claim l, in which the number of the Winding sections of the winding for each conductor is a complete multiple of 4, the successive sections of each Winding of the coil being applied to consecutive quarters of the core over and adjacent to any previously applied sections of the windings, so that each Winding surrounds the entire core.

In Witness whereof, We hereunto subscribe our names this 23rd day of March A. D.,

PAUL THOMAS. FRITZ FISCHER. 

